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(Ennnhj Srrnrii K?NGSTR?E, S, C. c. w. WOLFE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Entered at the po3toffice at Kinpstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 60 One copy, one year in advance.... 1 00 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks able during the year, now they seem to be very perceptible throughout the year, but more plentiful, of course, during the summer months. Mr C W Wolfe, late editor of The Record, was strongly convinced that the septic tank, which is located a short distance from his late residence, was a breeding place, and one of the main causes of the in, crease in mosquitoes in that community. The second year after the septic tank had been put in, Mr Wolfe's premises l>ecame so infested by these pestiferous little insects that he had to have his home thoroughly screened, and later was compelled to put canopies over his beds in order that he and his family might be free from their attacks. He called the attention of the authorities to this apparently new* i l il i- il oorn nuisance, ne citeu mem to me septic tank and the hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes that were then swarming about the outer walls ^ his house. He had an official of / the .State Health department come . hereto look into and determine if i possible Hie cause of so many mosquitoes, hut in this particular inI stance the.>*eptic tank was exOftor-1 ated from afl blame and that was about all there was to the investigation, yet there wa? and has been no abatement of the mosquito nuisance .in Kingstree. vOn the other hand it has grown wrse, at"? wi? continue to do so unless something is soon done towards their extermination and their, .breeding places done away with. , r ' I . and all other reading notices,not inews, will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications mU9tbein this office before TUESDAY NOON in order* to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special oolumnpne cent a word eachis8ue.mini* mum price 25 cents, to be paid for in advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or jnoney orders nake payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. ??? ????? ?? Why So Many Mosquitoes? That the mosquito nuisance has been growing and increasing in scope in Kingstree during the past four years no one who has lived here during such a period can gainsay. In the fall of 1911 there was scarcely a mosquito to he seen in the town and without the use of screen doors and windows one could feel perfectly safe and free from this pest in homes where they now abound to such an extent that one cannot secure himself against their depredations with screens, because they are usually swarming so thickly on the outside that some are bound to get in every time a door is opened, while others, perhaps, squeeze through the window screens in their persistent efforts to enter a sleeping room and reach a slumbering victim. What is the cause of such a great increase in mosquitoes from year to year? In certain sections of town no longer than two years ago not one of these infernal Dests was notice ! When Dr Paul H Johnson of Washington, 1) C, a representative1 of the health department of the I'nited States, was in King-tree recently and delivered an address on health and sanitation as a feature of j the Radcliffe Chautauqua he gave1 the people of Kingstrce some valuable information and advice in regard to the mosquito Dr Johnson made his address on Thursday, our publication day, and we did not have a chance to hear him, or to tiilk with him personally, so we wrote him, requesting an outline of his address here on the ISth ult., especially^ that part of it which dealt with the mosquito. I)r Johnson is an expert in this line of work and we place a high valuation upon his judgement regarding the mosquito situation in Kingstree and publish his letter to us in full in another column of this paper. The second number of The Johnsonville Progress, a newspaper recently started up in the live little town of JohnsoiiVine, nas mane us appearance on our desk. The Progress is owned and edited by Mr H J Gasque. Its advertising columns are indicative of the progressive spirit of the citizens of Johnsonville and thte management of The Progress. To Improve the Public Service. Editor County Record:? Accepting the invitation of "Taxpayer" in your issue of last week, for a discussion through your columns of reform and improvements in certain departments of our county government, I wish to suggest that our legislative delegation call a mass meeting of the interested tax payers of our county at an early date for the purpose cf discussing any issues of importance to, our citizenship, with a view to improving conditions through our delegation. While we wait we would suggest for thought and discussion, the advisability of making all our public road beds at least twenty feet wide, with plans for ditching both sides of the road and letting out all roads, in sections, to progressive farmers throughout the county who shall drag the roads when needed with split log drags to be furnished them by the county. As to our educational system we can say little, but we feel sure if we had a committee whose duty it would be to get in touch with the best educators of our country and whose object' would be to recommend for adoption progressive methods no matter where found, our system could be improved. We think this same committee might handle the matter of hiring all teachers employed in the public schools of our county. This would, we think, largely eliminate disagreeable and non profitable conditions in places such as where Miss Jones teaches because she is aunt Sue's daughter and Miss Smith teaches in the next school because her father is a friend to two of the trustees. Let this committee have but one idea before them: competent, progessive teachers for our schools. Where railroad and other property of a public nature now places certkfn bonded school districts at an advantage over others let there be some provision made by which this cannot be repeated and continued, and as soon as the present bonds are paid off let taxes from public carriers be carried to the general school fund and prorated to all schools of the county alike. We would have a committee appointed to look into the matter of salaries paid our public officers. We think it would be a step in the line of progress to place all public offices on a salary basis, eliminating all commission features. This has been tried in other States and proved & jnoney saving system to the taxpayers'." For the enfoF<tefn?flt of Jaw and order there might be a watchman appointed in each school district whose duty it shall be to ftfport to the nearest Magistrate,to the Sheriff and to the grand jury any matters in his district of a nature that should be reported. All appointments should carry with them compensation for services and punishment for non performaance of duty. There are other matters too numerous to here mention that should be looked into. Let us hear from the delegation. Taxpayer No 2. Cades, S C, November 30, 1915. Friendship Links, the latest fad, I at Paggett's, [ Parents Should This Sp Simple Laxative Compound Helps to Correct Constipation in Children. With all children there are times when the bowels fail to act naturally and it becomes necessary for the parents to administer a remedy. Cathartics and purgatives should never be used as these agents afford only temporary relief while their violent action shocks the system unduly. Mrs Eva F Gaff, 517 10th St, Washington, D C, says that her little girl, Marie, had been subject to constipation,and that she found Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin the best remedy because of its mildness, and now always keeps a bottle of it in the house. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a compound of simple laxative herbs, free from opiates or narcotic drugs of any kind, and is an ideal remedy for children because of its mild action and positive effect. Its use tends to strengthen the impaired bowel actinn anrl rp?torp nnrmal refrularitv. It is important that parents should know of a dependable remedy with no unpleasant after effects, griping A LETTER FROM DR JOHNSON With Reference to the Mosquito Nuisance in Kingstree. Editor County Record:? I was delighted to receive your very earnest letter of the 20th inst, which showed your intense interest in bettering conditions affecting the health, comfort and prosperity of your community; and I am very glad to give you such information as I am able, regarding particularly the mosquito nuisance in Kingstree. One of your physicians took me to see the septic tank where the city's sewage is purified. It seemt to be excellent for that purpose, but unfortunately it is also breeding mosquitoes in large numbers. These are. of course, an intolerable plague to your town people, but more important than that, they are a serious menace to your city's health,because mosquitoes (and nothing else but mosquitoes) spread malaria, ague, chills and fever. At three of the four outer corners of the septic tank there were foullooking pools of water. One of these contained thousands of young mosquitoes, or "wiggles," as they are called, which look like very small wiggling worms. The other pools had a slight current ot moving water,and so had fewer mosquitoes. I believe that during the warm weather there were very much greater numbers of young mosquitoes in those pools. The immediate remedy is kerosene oil; one quart of this, poured over the muck and water of each of those pools, would kill practically all of those mosquitoes before they are old enough to leave the water and fly about, and it would prevent others from developing. This oiling should be done at once. The next thing is to get rid altogether of those pools of water. I think that this could be done by simply hauling in more broken stone at those points, and by covering the whole tank with three7 inches of coarse gravel, to prevent mosquitoes 4 a f Ua hfo fa ? f A lot? 11UIII LU i>ut naw.1 wv iuj their eggs on it. If possible, however, obtain the opinion of the engineer who constructed the tank. Third, clean up all brush growing about the septic tank; and not only there but in all vacant lots, house yards, along roads and along the Branch?in fact, everywhere within the town limits. I kicked a pile of de^d brush at the septic tank and a swarm of mosquitoes flew out of the brush. Piles of brush and trash furnish a safe retreat for the full grown mosquitoes, where they hide in the day time from birds and other creatures that would destroy them, and where many of them probably pass the winter,well protected. All brush should be burned after it is cut. One of your physicians told me that the street drainage pipes have a trap beneath each surface opening. These should be investigated, and, if found to contain stagnant water, they are in all probability breeding mosquitoes In warm weather all I ^ L it.n L *4mm rinrVif in frArtt nf trirougn uic luwn, .? *iv?v your houses. They should be oiled with kerosene after each rain and once a week during' droughts. As this would be expensive and easily neglected, the best plan Would be to fill the ta* s up with cement and so do away with them. Your sagritary engineer should be asked for his opinion, if possible. Drainage ditches should be broad at the top, with sloping sides, so that earth will not fall down and dam up pools of water in them and so make them mosquito-breeders. Lastly, let every citizen see to it that there are no collections of stagnant water on his premises, in tin cans.bottles,buckets or roof gutters. Energetic [efforts, with patience and persistence, will surely bring re Know j lendid Remedy. j I ?gi| ! m - i Wr I , & v*w . '4 V%. : ? ^ - - - - jHL|jfj . MARIE GAFF. I or strain. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin costs only fifty cents a bottle and can be procured at any drug ; store. To obtain a trial bottle, free iof charge, write to Dr W B Caldi well, 454 Washington St, Monti' cello, 111. j suits,and Kingstree ought to become | as thoroughly rid of mosquitoes as many worse-plagued cities have become by using the same methods that I have outlined here. I have written very fully and perhaps at too great length, but I wanted you to have all the information at my command. I wish you complete success in your efforts, and when once your citizens thoroughly understand the situation, I am sure I they will back you up heartily. Paul B Johnson, M D. Washington, D C. I ' e r The RAYO LAMP SAVES TROUBLE YOU don't have to spend the greater part of your time cleaning it?and wondering why it won't j burn The Rayo is simple in construction and in design. It lights without removing the shade and gives the best sort of light ?the kind that won't hurt your eyes. Rag/o Lamps ..-v . 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